The Atlanta Hawks suffered a double blow on Wednesday when they were beaten 97-89 by the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game One of the Eastern Conference finals and lost DeMarre Carroll to what looked like a serious knee injury.
LeBron James scored 31 points and J.R. Smith made eight 3-pointers and added 28, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers past the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks 97-89 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night.
Smith made eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points, and LeBron James added 31 as Cleveland captured the first game of the Eastern Conference finals at Atlanta.
Atlanta Hawks forward DeMarre Carroll has left Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers with what appeared to be a serious left leg injury.
The Atlanta Hawks suffered a double blow on Wednesday when they were beaten 97-89 by the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game One of the Eastern Conference finals and lost DeMarre Carroll to what looked like a serious knee injury.
With the order now set for the June 25 N.B.A. draft, speculation can begin about which players will end up on which teams.
Howard, who sat out practice after a magnetic resonance imaging test confirmed he had a sprained left knee, said he was not sure he would play against Golden State on Thursday.
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